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/ 6105 days agoFIFA 10 Trailer Starring Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Let's hope this isn't a preview of what will happen when Mexico plays the United States in the Azteca Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. It's the trailer for the US version of FIFA 10 from EA Sports featuring Blanco front and center.
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/ 6105 days agoQuestions Please for Fox Soccer Channel, Setanta and GolTV
For the fourth year in a row, EPL Talk will be interviewing executives from Fox Soccer Channel, Setanta Sports and GolTV in a special preview of the 2009/2010 seasons of the Premier League, Championship, La Liga, Bundesliga, Champions League and other major soccer leagues from around the world. Every summer, there are always a host […]
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/ 6105 days agoBuy A Jersey Of Your Favorite English Premier League Club
This summer has been one of the best preseasons in years. We've been treated to the Confederations Cup, Gold Cup, World Football Challenge and plenty of so-so friendlies mixed in with the high-energy Community Shield. But now the season is upon us and the drama — both on and off the pitch begins. EPL Talk […]
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/ 6106 days agoFox Soccer Channel Unveils Champions League TV Schedule
Fox has revealed the TV schedule for its playoff round of Champions League matches it'll be on showing live on its Fox Soccer Channel network as well as its sister networks such as FSN and Fox Sports en Espanol. The schedule is listed below. But in other important and related news, Fox Soccer Channel has […]
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/ 6106 days agoSky Sports Releases Football Score Centre iPhone App
Here's another reason to get an iPhone if you don't already have one. Sky Sports has released a free app (available in the AppStore for the Apple iPhone) entitled Football Score Centre. The new iPhone app features a picture of Jeff Stelling on the opening screen. Once the app loads, you can see: The latest […]
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/ 6106 days agoWhat Makes Premier League Opening Weekend Upsets So Rare?
What is it about the opening game of the World Cup that makes it more likely for an upset to happen than on the opening day of the Premier League season each summer? In previous World Cups, Cameroon beat Argentina in 1990, Senegal beat France in 2002, Belgium defeating Argentina in 1982 and so on. […]
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/ 6106 days ago2009 MLS All-Star Game Behind-The-Scenes Video
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/ 6107 days ago2009-2010 Premier League Table Predictions
It's that time of the year for you, the readers, and me to post the predictions for the final table of the 2009-2010 Premier League season before a ball has been kicked. In some ways, I hope that the predictions are completely wrong. At least then we can say that the Premier League is unpredictable. […]
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/ 6107 days agoJoin the EPL Talk Predictor Game
EPL Talk's prediction competition for the 2009/2010 season is now open. Named EPL Talk Predictor, the game allows you to predict the results of Premier League matches and compete against fellow readers. EPL Talk Predictor is free to register and free to play. With EPL Talk Predictor, you can: Place Fantasy Bets using Real Market […]
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/ 6107 days agoObservations from Community Shield
In the baking heat of London, Chelsea won the 2009 Community Shield on penalty kicks after a 2-2 regulation tie against Manchester United at Wembley Stadium. Here are some of my observations from the match. Feel free to add yours to the comments section. The match was surprisingly much more competitive than I anticipated and […]
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/ 6110 days agoCommunity Shield Beckons
In my mind, the Community Shield (previously known as the Charity Shield) was always a big deal for me. The winner of the FA Cup against the winner of the Premier League (formerly First Division). It had to be a massive exciting game, right? But year after year, it felt liked the jilted bride was […]
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/ 6110 days agoPoll: Which Commentators Should ESPN Use For Premier League?
ESPN faces a tough decision for it's upcoming Premier League games it'll be televising for U.S. television — whether to use their in-house commentators in Bristol, CT such as Tommy Smyth, Adrian Healey and Derek Rae (if available, he's supposed to be taking a job with ESPN in the UK to commentate the SPL matches […]
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/ 6111 days agoRumor: DirecTV Acquires UEFA Europa League TV Rights In US
Champions League Talk has received a rumor that DirecTV has acquired the TV rights to the debut season of the UEFA Europa League on US television. The semi-finals of the 2009 Europa League, previously known as the UEFA Cup, as well as the quarter-finals and final will be shown on DirecTV. An inside source has […]
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/ 6111 days agoESPN Adds Premier League To Soccer Line Up
ESPN has acquired the TV rights to two of the weekly Premier League slots on US television for the 2009-2010 season. Beginning on August 15, 2009, each week ESPN will feature the 7:45am ET Saturday game and the 3pm ET Monday game. Those two weekly timeslots were previously held by Setanta Sports who in the […]
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/ 6111 days agoFIFA 10 Trailer in HD
The FIFA 10 Trailer has been released for the upcoming video game by EA Sports. This one is viewable in HD and features actual footage from the game, which is scheduled for release on October 2, 2009. Here's the official trailer: Some of the new or enhanced features in FIFA 10 will include: The transfer […]